The effects on the skin, rheumatic pains, mucous membrane affections, and
a typhoid type of fever, make this remedy frequently indicated. Rhus affects fibrous tissue
markedly-joints, tendons, sheaths-aponeurosis, etc, producing pains and stiffness.
Post-operative complications. Tearing asunder pains.
Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a time
from a change of position. Ailments from strains, overlifting, getting wet while perspiring.
Septic conditions. Cellulitis and infections, carbuncles in early stages (Echinac). Rheumatism in the cold season. Septicæmia.

Mind.--

Listless, sad. Thoughts of suicide. Extreme restlessness, with continued change of position.
Delirium, with fear of being poisoned (Hyos). Sensorium becomes cloudy. Great apprehension at night, cannot remain in
bed.

Head.--

Feels as if a board were strapped on the forehead.
Vertigo when rising. Heavy head. Brain feels loose and
as if struck against skull on walking or rising. Scalp sensitive; worse on side lain on.
Headache in occiput (Rhus rad); painful to touch. Pain
in forehead and proceeds thence backward. Humid eruptions on scalp; itching greatly.

Want of appetite for any kind of food, with
unquenchable thirst. Bitter taste (Cupr).
Nausea, vertigo, and bloated abdomen after eating. Desire for milk.
Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat. Pressure as from a stone. (Bry;
Ars) Drowsy after eating.

Abdomen.--

Violent pains, relieved by lying on abdomen.
Swelling of inguinal glands. Pain in region of ascending colon. Colic, compelling to walk
bent. Excessive distention after eating. Rumbling of flatus on first rising, but disappears
with continued motion.

Rectum.--

Diarrha of blood, slime, and reddish mucus.
Dysentery, with tearing pains down thighs. Stools of cadaverous odor. Frothy, painless
stools. Will often abort a beginning suppurative process near the rectum. Dysentery.

Tickling behind upper sternum. Dry, teasing cough from midnight until morning, during a chill, or when putting hands out of bed. Hæmoptysis
from overexertion; blood bright red. Influenza, with aching in all bones (Eup perf). Hoarseness from overtraining voice (Arn). Oppression of the chest, cannot get breath with sticking
pains. Bronchial coughs in old people, worse on awaking and with expectoration of small
plugs of mucus.

Heart.--

Hypertrophy from overexertion. Pulse quick, weak,
irregular, intermittent, with numbness of left arm. Trembling and
palpitation when sitting still.

Back.--

Pain between shoulders on swallowing. Pain and stiffness in small of back; better, motion, or lying on
something hard; worse, while sitting. Stiffness of the nape of the neck.

Extremities.--

Hot, painful swelling of joints. Pains tearing in tendons, ligaments, and fasciæ. Rheumatic
pains spread over a large surface at nape of neck, loins, and extremities; better motion (Agaric). Soreness of condyles of bones. Limbs
stiff paralyzed. The cold fresh air is not tolerated; it makes the skin painful.
Pain along ulnar nerve. Tearing down thighs. Sciatica;
worse, cold, damp weather, at night. Numbness and formication, after overwork and exposure.
Paralysis; trembling after exertion. Tenderness about knee-joint. Loss of power in forearm
and fingers; crawling sensation in the tips of fingers. Tingling in feet.

Fever.--

Adynamic; restless, trembling. Typhoid; tongue dry and
brown; sordes; bowels loose; great restlessness. Intermittent; chill, with dry cough and
restlessness. During heat, urticaria. Hydroa. Chilly, as if cold water were poured over him,
followed by heat and inclination to stretch the limbs.

Dreams of great exertion.
Heavy sleep, as from stupor. Sleepless before midnight.

Modalities.--

Worse, during
sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and after rain; at night, during
rest, drenching, when lying on back or right side. Better,
warm, dry weather, motion; walking, change of position, rubbing, warm applications, from
stretching out limbs.

Antidotes: Bathing with milk and Grindelia lotion very effective. Ampelopsis Trifolia-Three-leaf Woodbine--(Toxic dermatitis due
to vegetable poisons-30 and 200. Very similar to Rhus poisoning). Desensitizing against Ivy
poisoning by the use of descending doses of the tincture by mouth or by hypodermic
injections is recommended by old school authorities, but is not as effective as the
homeopathic remedies especially Rhus 30 and 200 and Anacard, etc. Anacard; Croton; Grindelia; Mezer; Cyprip; Plumbago
(eczema of vulva); Graph.

Compare: Rhus radicans (almost
identical action); characteristics are, burning in tongue, tip feels sore, pains are often
semilateral and in various parts, often remote and successive. Many symptoms are better
after a storm has thoroughly set in, especially after an electric storm. Has pronounced yearly aggravation (Laches).
Rhus radicans has headache in occiput
even pain in nape of neck and from there pains draw over the head forwards.
Rhus diversiloba-California Poison-oak (antidote to
Rhus; violent skin symptoms, with frightful itching; much swelling of face, hands and
genitals; skin very sensitive; eczema and erysipelas, great nervous weakness, tired from
least effort; goes to sleep from sheer exhaustion); Xerophyllum
(dysmenorrha and skin symptoms). Compare, also; Arn; Bapt; Lach;
Ars; Hyos; Op (stupefaction more profound). Mimosa-Sensitive
Plant--(rheumatism, knee stiff, lancinating pains in back and limbs. Swelling of ankles Legs
tremble).

Dose.--

Sixth to thirtieth potency. The 200th and higher are
antidotal to poisoning with the plant and tincture.